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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "SMITH COLE" <smith4ril@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: vic_scott2004@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:01:15 +0000
Subject: WINNER

THE ICON LOTTERY PROMO,ENGLAND.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF:ICONUK /44567990890/12
BATCH: 12/11324/UKL
ATTENTION:
AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of
the VICTUAL WIN PROMO LOTTERY,ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 18th Nov 2004.You are attached to ticket number 142-0245-111-205, with serial number12/11324/UKL drew the lucky numbers 66-23-44-88-12-97, and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$2,000,000(Two million Dollars Only) in cash credited to file REF NO.
ICONUK/44567990890/12.
This is from total prize money of US$34,000,000(Thirty-four Million
Dollars) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were selected through an ISP computer ballot system drawn form 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America,Africa and Asia as part of International Promotions Program,which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent Mr Victor Scott
, Email;vic_scott2004@yahoo.ca
For due processing and remittance of your prize money . please send down your Telephone/Fax nos, and your present country of residence.Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 23rd Dec NOTE: In order to avoid uneccessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address,do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being
part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Smith Cole
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, THE ICON LOTTERY PROMO ENGLAND
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification.

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